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John Lennon's Sister Wants Beatles Fans to Buy Parts of Strawberry Fieldhttp://awesome98.com/strawberry-field-bricks-for-sale/
http://awesome98.com/strawberry-field-bricks-for-sale/#commentsWed, 16 May 2018 14:51:41 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/strawberry-field-bricks-for-sale/Continue reading…]]>John Lennon’s sister is leading a campaign to offer Beatles fans the chance to own a part of Strawberry Field, and support a benefit campaign in the process.

]]>http://awesome98.com/strawberry-field-bricks-for-sale/feed/0Salvation ArmySee Excerpts From New Graphic History 'Visualizing the Beatles'http://awesome98.com/visualizing-the-beatles/
http://awesome98.com/visualizing-the-beatles/#commentsWed, 02 May 2018 15:15:00 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/visualizing-the-beatles/Continue reading…]]>Decades after their breakup, the Beatles remain one of the most popular bands on the planet — including bookstores.

]]>http://awesome98.com/visualizing-the-beatles/feed/0HarperCollinsThe Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine' Film to Return to Theatershttp://awesome98.com/beatles-yellow-submarine-film-2018-screening/
http://awesome98.com/beatles-yellow-submarine-film-2018-screening/#commentsWed, 04 Apr 2018 14:30:00 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-yellow-submarine-film-2018-screening/Continue reading…]]>A restored version of the Beatles' 1968 animated film will be screened in theaters this summer.

]]>http://awesome98.com/beatles-yellow-submarine-film-2018-screening/feed/0Subafilms LtdQuincy Jones Apologizes for Slamming Beatleshttp://awesome98.com/quincy-jones-beatles-apology/
http://awesome98.com/quincy-jones-beatles-apology/#commentsFri, 23 Feb 2018 13:31:39 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=343260Continue reading…]]>Veteran producer Quincy Jones has issued a public apology for recent interview comments in which he slammed a number of artists, including the Beatles.

]]>http://awesome98.com/beatles-popularity-decline/feed/0Hulton Archive, Getty ImagesImagine Owning John Lennon's $11.7 Million Former Surrey Homehttp://awesome98.com/john-lennon-surrey-home-for-sale/
http://awesome98.com/john-lennon-surrey-home-for-sale/#commentsThu, 21 Dec 2017 21:39:36 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=336709Continue reading…]]>One of John Lennon's former homes in Surrey, England, is for sale. The six-bedroom estate has been listed for $11. 7 million.

]]>http://awesome98.com/beatles-sgt-pepper-criticism/feed/0EMIListen to a Previously Unreleased Outtake of the Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper' Title Trackhttp://awesome98.com/beatles-sgt-pepper-outtake/
http://awesome98.com/beatles-sgt-pepper-outtake/#commentsThu, 27 Apr 2017 12:22:02 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=317884Continue reading…]]>Beatles fans have to wait until May 26 for the deluxe reissue of Sgt. Pepper to arrive, but in the meantime, they can catch a sneak peek.

]]>http://awesome98.com/beatles-sgt-pepper-outtake/feed/0Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe55 Years Ago: Former Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe Dieshttp://awesome98.com/stuart-sutcliffe-dies/
http://awesome98.com/stuart-sutcliffe-dies/#commentsMon, 10 Apr 2017 15:00:17 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/stuart-sutcliffe-dies/Continue reading…]]>In April 1962, when the Beatles arrived in Hamburg, Germany, for their third stint playing in the city’s music clubs, the band members were met with bad news from Astrid Kirchherr.

]]>http://awesome98.com/stuart-sutcliffe-dies/feed/0Keystone Features, Hulton ArchiveThe Night Don Rickles Insulted the Beatleshttp://awesome98.com/don-rickles-beatles-insults/
http://awesome98.com/don-rickles-beatles-insults/#commentsThu, 06 Apr 2017 19:34:16 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/don-rickles-beatles-insults/Continue reading…]]>Nobody - not even the Beatles at the height of their popularity - was safe from the barbs of the world's most beloved insult comedian, Don Rickles.

]]>http://awesome98.com/beatles-sgt-pepper-reissue-rumor/feed/0AppleAllan Williams, the Beatles' First Manager, Dieshttp://awesome98.com/allan-williams-beatles-dies/
http://awesome98.com/allan-williams-beatles-dies/#commentsSat, 31 Dec 2016 15:29:46 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=308197Continue reading…]]>Williams managed the band from 1960-1 and was responsible for sending them to Hamburg.

]]>http://awesome98.com/allan-williams-beatles-dies/feed/0FacebookBeatles Fan to Sell 15,000-Item Memorabilia Collectionhttp://awesome98.com/beatles-memorabilia-collection-sale/
http://awesome98.com/beatles-memorabilia-collection-sale/#commentsMon, 19 Dec 2016 17:35:45 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-memorabilia-collection-sale/Continue reading…]]>For one French Beatles fan, collecting band memorabilia has become a way of life – and now he’s hoping to use it as a nest egg for his golden years.

]]>http://awesome98.com/beatles-most-expensive-vinyl/feed/0John Pratt, Hulton Archive, Getty ImagesAbbey Road Console Used by the Beatles Goes Up for Salehttp://awesome98.com/beatles-abbey-road-console/
http://awesome98.com/beatles-abbey-road-console/#commentsFri, 02 Sep 2016 16:30:00 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=298207Continue reading…]]>Named REDD.37 after its design team in EMI's Record Engineering Development Department, the desk was used by the Beatles through the making of 'Let It Be.'

]]>http://awesome98.com/beatles-abbey-road-console/feed/0YouTubeCheck Out the Beatles' Raucous Update of 'Boys' From 'Live at the Hollywood Bowl'http://awesome98.com/beatles-boys-hollywood-bowl/
http://awesome98.com/beatles-boys-hollywood-bowl/#commentsWed, 31 Aug 2016 13:46:33 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=298028Continue reading…]]>A new version of "Boys" captures the hysteria surrounding the Beatles' early tours, but also brings Ringo Starr's vocal and his bandmates' fun shouts of "bop-shoo-wop" into the foreground.

]]>http://awesome98.com/beatles-threatened-by-yoko-ono/feed/0Hulton Archive, Getty ImagesLong-Lost Beatles Demo of 'It's for You' Has Been Foundhttp://awesome98.com/beatles-its-for-you-demo/
http://awesome98.com/beatles-its-for-you-demo/#commentsFri, 22 Jul 2016 14:00:00 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-its-for-you-demo/Continue reading…]]>Relatives going through the belongings of the late British singer Cilla Black inadvertently discovered a treasured piece of Beatles history.